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Planet Adds To Folks Fest Line-Up

Published on Thursday, April 07 2011 01:00

Last week, the crew at Planet Bluegrass announced some exciting additions to the acts that will be gracing the main stage at this summer’s Rocky Mt. Folks Festival XXI (August 19-21). For all you Dead Heads out there, and you know who you are, at the top of that list is the new trio of Bob Weir (Grateful Dead), Chris

PCDC Holds Hearing on MMJ Zoning Regs

Published on Thursday, March 31 2011 01:00

In the interest of full disclosure, let it be known that the author of this article is married to the Mayor.

If a tree falls in the forest, and there is no one there to hear it, does it make a noise? If a man makes a decision, and his wife is not there to correct him, is he still wrong? If National Geographic Television film crew shows up to video a public hearing on medical marijuana (MMJ), and there are more crewmembers present than concerned citizens, is there really a story?

Light Agenda Leads to Long Night

Published on Thursday, March 24 2011 01:00

by Joseph Lekarczyk

In the interest of full disclosure, let it be known that the author of this article is married to the Mayor.

You move into the community, you work hard, you’re industrious (some might even say, “eager”), you build your dream home, right on the river, you start a family, then suddenly there’s talk around Town Hall of “blowing up” or “tearing down” all your hard work. Such is the plight of modern-day beavers when they build without a permit in Lyons.

Say something positive

Published on Thursday, March 24 2011 01:00

Dear Editor, Nuclear plants are basically a (dangerous) way to create steam (which in turn provides electricity). There are better ways, and if these two “better ways” (plants) broke down, the most dangerous thing that would happen is that it (the plant) would be ruined, and have to be rebuilt.

Glimpse behind the scenes

Published on Wednesday, March 23 2011 14:46

Dear Editor:The good news is circulating that Lyons will benefit from over $2.2 million in Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) funds, which are Federal transportation monies channeled through the Denver Regional Council of Governments. To put this in perspective, that is almost twice as much as Lyons has received from all grants combined over the last 10 years, including the

Registration begins for Safety First Class for Adults

Published on Tuesday, March 22 2011 01:00

The Boulder Police Department will be offering Safety First for Adults from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursdays from April 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th and May 5th at the Public Safety Building, 1805 33rd Street in Boulder.

Don’t be Scammed by Fake IRS Communications

Published on Monday, March 21 2011 01:00

IRS TAX TIP 2011-38

The IRS receives thousands of reports each year from taxpayers who receive suspicious emails, phone calls, faxes or notices claiming to be from the Internal Revenue Service. Many of these scams fraudulently use the Internal Revenue Service name or logo as a lure to make the communication more authentic and enticing. The goal of these scams – known as phishing – is to trick you into revealing personal and financial information. The scammers can then use that information – like your Social Security number, bank account or credit card numbers – to commit identity theft or steal your money.